Tajikistan Boys Clothes: Traditional Clothes



Figure 1.--These country folk are from the Varzob Valley. The photograph was taken in October 2003. They are shelling walnuts. Western clothing have become increasingly common in Tajikistsan. Traditional clothing is often reserved for special occassions. Image courtesy of the william Fergusson photographic archive.

We have some information on traditional Tajik clothing. We note Tajik boys for ceremonial occassions wearing long coat-like garment, but I am not sure what it is called. Tajik traditional clothing looks to be heavily embroidered. The Tajik spring celebration is called Navrus today. People often wear traditional costumes for this and other special occassions. It is a velvet outfit worn by boys and men. Mother makes it at home. So the designs vary widely and come in different sizes. Student who normally wear Western clothing, often uniforms to school, sometimes come to school in traditional clothing for special occassions. Boys might wear long embroidered robes with matching trousers and white velvet shirt. There is also ornate head wear. We noted that in Dunshanbe and other cities that children wear mostly Western clothes for day to day wear. We thought that traditional clothing might be more common in rural areas, but even in rural areas, Western clothing is very common, althogh not as trendy as in the city (figure 1). Even in rural areas, traditional clothing is mostly worn on ceremonal occasions. The girls and women seem to wear traditional costume more commonly than boys and men. This gender difference is epecially pronounced in rural areas.

Pervasiveness

We have some information on traditional Tajik clothing. Western clothing have become increasingly common in Tajikistsan. Traditional clothing is often reserved for special occassions.

Garments

We note Tajik boys for ceremonial occassions wearing long coat-like garment, but I am not sure what it is called. Tajik traditional clothing looks to be heavily embroidered. It is a velvet outfit worn by boys and men. Mother makes it at home. So the designs vary widely and come in different sizes. Student who normally wear Western clothing, often uniforms to school, sometimes come to school in traditional clothing for special occassions. Boys might wear long embroidered robes with matching trousers and white velvet shirt. There is also ornate head wear.

Celebrations

The Tajik spring celebration is called Navrus today. People often wear traditional costumes for this and other special occassions.

Demographic Trends

We noted that in Dunshanbe and other cities that children wear mostly Western clothes for day to day wear. We thought that traditional clothing might be more common in rural areas, but even in rural areas, Western clothing is very common, althogh not as trendy as in the city (figure 1). Even in rural areas, traditional clothing is mostly worn on ceremonal occasions. The girls and women seem to wear traditional costume more commonly than boys and men. This gender difference is epecially pronounced in rural areas.






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Created: November 29, 2003
Last updated: April 7, 2004